BackgroundLettered and started four years at pitcher and outfield for
Miami Palmetto … Captain for two seasons … Picked to
the all-district team three times … Two year All-County and
All-Star team selection … Named to the 2013 Florida
All-State Team and All-Star Team … Two-time Cy Young award
winner and MVP award winner for Miami Palmetto … Four-year
Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … Led Dade County in
strikeouts as a junior … Earned the Principal's 4.0 award
three times … Also played one year of varsity football, as a
slot receiver … Father, Michael, played football at UCLA and
graduated in 1986.